• ARPITA DAS

Women constitute almost 50% of the world population .This larger section of the world society can truly play a very pivotal and significant role in the economic development process of the society and the whole world in general .But this development and upliftment of the society is only possible when this section of the society is bestowed with such provisions and conditions by which they can produce the best out of them. This objective can be successfully achieved only by empowering them. This role for the empowerment and development of women is done by the NABARD and Microfinance sectors in India. Till today almost 60% of India population thrives on agricultural sector. Out of this 60%, almost 70% are underpowered, unemployed illiterate rural women still today projected as the secondary citizens of the society and household object. The main objectives of the paper are to identify the different facets of women empowerment through micro-finance, emergence and growth of the existing micro-finance and the effect of women empowerment on poverty alleviation, literacy rate and the standard of living.

Women empowerment, micro-finance, poverty alleviation, literacy, standard of living

"Women Empowerment through Micro-finance: Unleashing the Hidden Power of India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no.d277-d286, August-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308335.pdf

"Women Empowerment through Micro-finance: Unleashing the Hidden Power of India", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 8, page no. ppd277-d286, August-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2308335.pdf